REPORT: Oprah Winfrey No Longer in Control of OWN

Oprah Winfrey has been stripped of her executive powers at her own struggling network, according to a report in the National Enquirer.

Her chief financial backer, Discovery Communications, supported the motion to revoke her privileges. Sources say she was reduced to tears.

“Oprah’s situation is equivalent to Donald Trump telling one of his ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ contestants: ‘You’re fired!’” declared a TV insider.

But that’s not the end of the madness. She gets to keep the title of CEO, but it’s only for looks. Discovery was on board with the launch of OWN back in 2011, even if it turned out to be a disaster. But now the tables have turned and it looks like someone else has to take over.

“They now realize that she was too inexperienced to run the network,” said the insider. “So she was stripped of her power. She’s no longer in a position to make executive decisions or hire staff without consulting top Discovery executives first.”